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AHK-Cu: research, legal status and who sells it

This page is information, not medical advice. AHK-Cu is not approved as a medicine in the markets below unless stated. We don't publish dosing or usage instructions.

Also known as
Ala-His-Lys copper complex, L-alanyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine-Cu2+
Category
Copper complex of the tripeptide Ala-His-Lys
Evidence level
Preclinical (lab and animal studies)
Price range
$0.297/mg to $1.60/mg, median $0.615/mg across 24 vendors (compare)
Our lab tests
None yet (how testing will work)
WhereStatus
United StatesNo FDA-approved drug contains AHK-Cu [1].
United KingdomNo UK-licensed medicine containing AHK-Cu appears in the MHRA products database [2].
European UnionNo medicine containing AHK-Cu is authorized in the EU, according to EMA's central and Article 57 product data [3][4].
CanadaNo product containing AHK-Cu appears in Health Canada's Drug Product Database [5].
AustraliaAHK-Cu is not named in Australia's Poisons Standard, which lists copper compounds for human use in Schedule 4 except low-strength preparations [6].
Sport (WADA)Not named on the 2026 Prohibited List; its section S0 bans any pharmacological substance with no current approval for human therapeutic use [7].
 Summaries of official sources, checked —. Rules change; follow the source links. Not legal advice.

We haven't published a full overview of AHK-Cu yet. The legal status table and live prices on this page are current.

AHK-Cu prices: cheapest listings

The five lowest $/mg listings out of 38. See all AHK-Cu prices

Vendor Transparency Product Size Price $/mg vs median Stock Vendor's page
Iron Aminos 40/100* AHK-CU 100MG 100 mg × 10 $297 $0.297/mg −52% In stock View
Bulk Peptide Wholesale 45/100* AHK-CU 100 mg (10 vials) 100 mg × 10 $300 $0.300/mg −51% In stock View
Modern Research Peptides 10/100* AHK-CU 100MG (106.82mg) 100 mg × 10 $327 $0.327/mg −47% In stock View
Modern Research Peptides 10/100* AHK-CU 100MG (106.82mg) 100 mg $33 $0.330/mg −46% In stock View
Premier Bio Labs 72/100 AHK-Cu 100mg 100 mg $34 $0.340/mg −45% In stock View

Prices come from each vendor's public product feed and were last fetched Oct 15, 2026. They exclude shipping and discounts. $/mg uses the labeled amount, not measured content. A transparency score marked * is based on fewer than six checks; checks we couldn't complete score 0. How we compare prices.

Sources

  1. Drugs@FDA: FDA-Approved Drugs (database searched by active ingredient). U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Accessed Oct 15, 2026
  2. MHRA Products: licensed-medicine search for "ahk-cu". Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (UK). Accessed Oct 15, 2026
  3. EMA medicines data: centrally authorised human medicines (export of 14 October 2026). European Medicines Agency. Accessed Oct 15, 2026
  4. EMA Article 57 product data: medicines authorised in the EU/EEA (data as of 9 October 2026). European Medicines Agency. Accessed Oct 15, 2026
  5. Drug Product Database online query (searched by active ingredient). Health Canada. Accessed Oct 15, 2026
  6. Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—October 2026) Instrument 2026 (F2026L01327, registered 30 September 2026). Federal Register of Legislation, Australian Government. Accessed Oct 15, 2026
  7. World Anti-Doping Code International Standard: Prohibited List 2026 (in force 1 January 2026). World Anti-Doping Agency. Accessed Oct 15, 2026
  8. The effect of tripeptide-copper complex on human hair growth in vitro. Archives of Pharmacal Research (2007). Accessed Oct 15, 2026